nordano

Esperanto

Etymology

From nordo (“north”) +‎ -ano (“inhabitant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nordˈano]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: nord‧a‧no

Noun

nordano (accusative singular nordanon, plural nordanoj, accusative plural nordanojn)

  1. northerner
    Antonym: sudano
    • 1946, Stellan Engholm, Vivo vokas, Tyresö: Inko, published 2001, ĉ. VII:
      La homoj estis ja miaj fratoj en la batalo, kamaradoj, sed tamen ili restis pli malpli fremdaj, eĉ la nordanoj.
      The people were indeed my brothers in battle, comrades, but still they remained more or less foreign, even the northerners.
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